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Early Childhood Education, MA

Our fully online bi-synchronous program leading to an MA in Early Childhood Education (ECE) will help you to expand your understanding of the characteristics of learning and development of children ages 0 to 8 and hone your expertise in teaching young children and working with their families. With a growing emphasis at federal and state levels on the importance of high-quality education during the preschool and primary years, schools and agencies throughout California seek leaders in early childhood education. The MA in Early Childhood Education qualifies teachers for the California Child Development Permit at the Multi-site Director level. For those candidates who hold a clear teaching credential, graduate credits may count as professional development units for salary advancement in your school district and for credential renewal, and you will be eligible to teach in TK classrooms.

While the focus is on the development of leadership skills, the program also includes coursework in advanced child development and learning, curriculum and pedagogy, and culturally responsive practices with young children and their families. The culminating activity is a research-based project or product of practical use in their own settings.

Students collaborate with faculty and colleagues to examine and influence current educational practice through research, project development, and advocacy. Students need not possess a teaching credential or child development permit; they may prepare for leadership and advocacy positions in a variety of settings.

Students must maintain a 3.00 grade point average or better in all coursework while in the approved MA program, as well as in all coursework taken subsequent to admission in conditionally classified standing. The total number of units required for the program is 36, not including a prerequisite three-credit course in child development (ages birth to eight or birth to twelve).